But late last year, with questions mounting over his billing practices, Marshall resigned from the case as court officials made a troubling discovery: Cain said hiring the companion "shows all kinds of problems with regard to not only background checks but judgment and everything else. He never should have been there to begin with. Posted by Kathy Shaw at 6: Kenneth Neal Allen, 36, waived his preliminary hearing Thursday in Mississippi County and is due to appear at 1 p.